Pitt bags four at Melton

Mark Pitt completed a winning quartet when he piloted short priced favorite Bay Of Biscay (Somebeachsomewhere) to an effortless harness racing win the $150,000 Alabar Bloodstock Nutrien Equine Classic (3YO Colts & Geldings) Final at Melton. 

Bay Of Biscay (1.07 fav) enjoyed a low pressure run in the lead before throwing a 27.1 last 400 metres at his rivals to score by nine metres from NSW pacer Snakeskin. 

Bay Of Biscay has taken out the last on the card, the Alabar Bloodstock Nutrien Equine Classic three-year-old Colts & Geldings Final for Mark Pitt and Emma Stewart. pic.twitter.com/WIDZsRkjkC

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Pitt conceded the race was Bay Of Biscay’s to lose. 

“He was back in grade tonight and I thought his runs up at Menangle were pretty super, I thought he just had to go around tonight,” Pitt said. 

Pitt said it’s always satisfying to perform on feature race nights. 

“These big races are the ones we all want to win and it’s been great that I’ve been able to win four on a night like tonight,” he said.  

Talented NSW filly Lux Aeterna (Captaintreacherous) made a one act affair scoring back to back wins in the $150,000 Woodlands Stud Nutrien Equine Classic (3YO Fillies) Final at Melton. 

Sent out the $1.28 favorite, Lux Aeterna led comfortably from her favorable barrier and reeled off a 55.7 last 800 metres to post an easy 23 metre win from Thesunandthemoon and Ignite The Fire. 

The Rickie Alchin trained and driven Lux Aeterna has taken out the Woodlands Stud Nutrien Equine Classic three-year-old Fillies Final in a canter. pic.twitter.com/jIX4FeqUED

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The same three horses filled the placings in last year’s 2YO Fillies Final. 

Lux Aeterna has finished unplaced in the Bathurst Gold Bracelet Final and Riverina Oaks at her past two starts and it was a relieved trainer/driver Rickie Alchin who returned after the race. 

“Just off the back of her last three runs it’s just good to see her back and she felt pretty good tonight,” Alchin said. 

“And taking nothing away from the opposition, if she’s going to be competitive in the (NSW) Oaks next week then she had to win like that, it’s just very good to have her back,” he said.   

For complete race results, click here.

by John Dunne, for Harnesslink